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San Juan County Council tips its hand on mental health tax

Approval of 1/10th of one percent increase could come at Dec. 2 public hearing

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San Juan County will ‘get by’ with smaller stormwater fees

Council slashes 'project' fees by 90 percent, retains base fee of $23

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Spending cuts in juvenile probation protested

To some, the pending elimination of a juvenile probation job may sound like a reasonable move in these…

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County budget cuts in juvenile probation contested

Sheriff, deputy prosecutor go to bat for probation officer

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Border Patrol’s Giuliano charged with child rape

It was just six months ago that the U.S. Border Patrol’s second-highest ranking official in the region was…

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Decision delayed on fee increase

The San Juan County Council last week delayed its decision on whether to raise the price islanders pay…

Lady Vikings gather round to high-five their victory against the Wolverines.

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Wolverines fall to Orcas in five-game thriller

In the game of volleyball, momentum can turn on a dime.

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Seattle man to serve five months in jail for ID theft

A Seattle man who raided a local woman’s bank account to finance a shopping spree was sentenced to…

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Orcas man gets four months for Eastsound break-in

An Orcas Island man will serve four months in jail, or on work crew, in connection with the…

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Sub-commitee backs island-by-island stormwater fees

Following a series of town hall meetings last week on San Juan, Lopez and Orcas islands, the County…

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Stormwater sub-committee presents payment options to San Juan Island

Three options to be discussed on Lopez and Orcas (see the Oct. 15 issue of the Sounder).

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San Juan County Council decides to allow for more frequent regulatory changes

Two-year sunset clause on periodic UDC, Comp Plan amendments

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Pending San Juan County stormwater fees steeper than the last proposal

Those in Eastsound and Lopez villages would pay $200-plus a year under "preferred" method